†family Bajaichthyidae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Zeiformes - Bajaichthyidae
Parent taxon: Zeiformes according to D. Davesne et al. 2017
See also Bannikov 2014 and Carnevale et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Archaeozeus, Cyttidae, Cyttoides, Grammicolepididae, Oreosomatidae, Palaeocyttus, Parazenidae, Protozeus, Zeidae, Zeiformorum, Zeniontidae
Subtaxa: Bajaichthys
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence